Turkey permits Russia to carry out geological exploration for the South Stream project

Turkey has permitted Russia to carry out geological exploration in its economic zone in the Black Sea within the implementation of the South Stream project, President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul reported to his Russian colleague Dmitry Medvedev during the phone talk, the Ukrainskaya energetika transmits, referring to the Kremlin’s press centre.

Gul stated that the Turkish Government made all necessary solutions on granting permissions for geological exploration for the gas pipeline construction. Medvedev expressed his gratitude and said that this decision will help the further strengthening of strategic character of the Russian-Turkish relations.